Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 4. Effects on animal diversity

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-197

  Wallis De Vries, M F ^a   Parkinson, A E ^b   Dulphy, J P ^c   Sayer, M ^d   Diana, E ^e  

^a DUTCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (Netherlands)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e Provincia di Pordenone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Biodiversity; Birds; Butterflies; Grasshoppers; Grazing; Livestock breeds; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; FEEDING; GRASSHOPPER; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIVESTOCK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; LEPUS; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 34249991184     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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